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Browse our featured posts or search the archives from Freedom to Marry's blog, which tracked breaking news developments, featured analyses of the fight for marriage, and showcased stories of momentum for national resolution.

Today, on almost every front page of a newspaper, from small towns in Arkansas to the biggest cities in the nation, same-sex couples are featured prominently, and headlines report that the United States Supreme Court has struck down bans on marriage between same-sex couples.

Tonight, January 8, community members in New Orleans, Louisiana came together at Cathedral Creative Studios to cheer on the eleven plaintiff couples and legal teams who are making the case for the freedom to marry at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

This Friday, on January 9, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will hear oral arguments in cases from three different states - Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi - seeking the freedom to marry and respect for marriages legally performed in other states.

Today, January 6, 2015, United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and United States Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill that would fully repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

It's set to be an exciting week for the freedom to marry in Florida! A federal judge's stay in favor of the freedom to marry is set to expire on January 6, Tuesday, at midnight, ushering in the freedom to marry state-wide in Florida.

This week, Freedom to Marry's National Campaign Director Marc Solomon appeared on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd to discuss his new book, Winning Marriage, and reflect on ten years in the marriage movement.

Freedom to Marry was the campaign to win marriage nationwide. With the Supreme Court victory on June 26, 2015, the work of this strategic campaign – though not the larger movement – was achieved, and Freedom to Marry wound down its operations, closing in early 2016. For inquiries, please email legacy@freedomtomarry.org.